Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 February 1897 — Page 2

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PEE AND SALARY IAW

COFSTY OF1TIOHM HeFWCI* OF GENKRAL HTCKEASB IN PAT. Ipli

^Unseating of Two Senators Proposed liy Senator Kowby—JBuUdln* and Loan ARloclations Digcusiion. fc'f

Indianapolis, Feb. 3.—County officers, aft|l%r having looked tfce files over, have decided fetewjthat they can secure from this legislature |l%khe repeal of the salary act of 1895, and the enactment of a salary law based on population and raising salaries of officers in more than, half the counties in the state. A great of quiet work has been done in the |j|last ten days. Early in the session repllSresontatiyes o£ the County Officers' AssociafSjStion came to the city for the purpose of (^"sounding" members, and the information •, i'-Mipicked up by those emissaries was so enp^oouraging that ten days ago the association *©t about in earnest to accomplish some^"KCthing. Last week there was a conference

Martinsville, attended by a large number

^/C-^Sot county officers from the central counties. '^fe»#®TherB was another meeting Saturday night '-V'in this city, and at that time it was finally determined to work for the overthrow of the present law.

Members of the association, it is said,

stfLv 'have made -the statement that the legisla1= 'lure has been polled, and that there is a %^^majority in each "branch lti fav&i Vi/VI repeal of the present law. The bill which

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aome time this week. It is not yet known who will Offer the bill, or whether it mil

be presented in the house or in the senate. The county officers aTe pulling two Strings. Twettty-five or thirty individual 'bills have already been introduced, ana it i8 the hope of the active members ot the ''-association that soma of these bills, increasing salaries in certain counties, may get through if the general bill to be otfered does "not meet with favor. The committees on ifees and salaries have not reported on any So fthese individual bills. Members of the committee says it has been decided to wait and.see what sort of general bills are offered.

It was suggested by members today that it irtight be wise for the caucus of the majority tomorrow night to take action On the subject. Not a few senators and representatives believe the majority can afford to say in caucus that it will do nothing In reference to the salary act of 18D5, except cure th'e defect in section 126, and pass a bill for the relief of county commissioners who paid salaries without 'warrant of law.

TO UNSEAT TWO SENATORS

v. A- Resolatton lntroducwl' By Senator Newby—Wt lo tin* Commute. Senator Newby (Rep.) introduced a resolulion in the senate today, the effect of which would be to unseat Senators Gill (Pop.) and Campbell (Dem.). It was referred to the election committee. It is as follows: "Whereas,' TJie Supreme court of the state of Indiana'held that ihe apportionment act o£ 1895 was unconstitutional, for the reason, among other things, that said act, created double representative districts, and' that an election of two or more senators or representatives from one and the same district composed of two or more counties would be illegal, null and void' "Whereas, The apportionment act of 18S5 created a double senatorial district, composed of the counties of Clinton, Montgomery and

Boqne and gave to said three counties two rep-Tesgntatiyes-in the state senate and, "Whereas, Neither of said counties of Cliiiton,' Montgomery nor Boone had a population •Sfequal to tho "ratio for one senator, yet each -of them, .by being joined in one district, gave -. them a voice in the election of two senators and, "Whereas, The election of 1896 was held under the act of 1885 and William B. Gill and

James A. Campbell were elected senators, all from said double district composed of said counties and. "Whereas, Under the constitution of the state, as construed by our Supreme court, the election of said senators of and from said district is null and* void: and. "Whereas. Said-William B. Gill and James A. Campbell were not lawfully elected members of this senate as provided in the constitution, there Is a vacancy in the office of state senator of said counties of Clinton. Mont-' gomery ana Boone. be it therefore, "Resolved by this senate that the scats claimed herein by tho said Gill and Campbell be declared vacant, and that their pretended election as members of this senate be declared illegal and void, and that their names be stricken from the roll of senators.

Building anil Loan Discussion. The committee on building and loan associations reported against Senator Ellison's bili No. 205, defines the territory within •which building and loan associations may do business. Senator Ellison moved'that the report be not adopted.

Senator La Follette explained that the bill provided that no building and loan association should loan money on any real estate outside of the county in which the main offiec is situated. Ho said the bill would affect thousands of people and millions of dollars. It would wipe out practically all the building and loan associations now doing business. The bill was not worthy cj! discussion. It was simply folly.

Senator Wood said that the building and loan legislation was the most important that would come before the legislature. He believed that the associations which had done the most good to the people were those which had been restricted in their operations to the county in which they were situated. He thought Senator Ellison's bill was a good one. It might be amended so as to gtv© building and loan associations time in which to cancel their obligations outside of the county.

Senator Ellison started to speak in support ot his bill, but was interrupted by Sen-, ator Shively. who suggested that Senator Ellison could obtain all that was provided for In his bill by a short amendment to the general bill that was to be introduced.

Senator Ellison said that many of the associations Mere organized for the benefit of their officers and not for the people. The whole matter should be rooted up. Many of the associations were a detriment instead of a help to the people. The present system of -carrying on building and loan associations •was' a disgrace to the state. He said that his bill laid the ax to the root of the tree.

He begged the senators not to concur in the adverse report of the committee. Senator LaFollette said that because some building and loan associations were bad. an argument could not be made that all should be destroyed. He*said that the senate knew that some associations paid excessive salaries to their officers, but this could be remedied without, wiping out all the building and loan associations in the state.

Senator Shively made a motion that fur-ther-consideration of the bill be postponed until the general building and loan bill was 'reported to- come up for discussion. On a division the motion was carried.

The committee on swamp lands and drlihs reported favorably on Senate bill 2t0. Senator Newby introduced a resolution, to unseat two senators, as refei^l to elsewhere.

I Ve snil Satarv I.niv.

One of fhe fee and salary laws pnipoifc.i by Senator Wood's bill is an amendment |jf •the law of ll places the clerks and recorders oil fees alone, with no salaries. -»ets forth in length and in detail the specific. .•Osfo© to be charged for certain kinds of Workv •Alt reduces thr amount of few 40 per renb 4bwo allowed by the law of lS7i\ The'"

bill reduces thet. salary of the. treasurer $3H) from tli* lair of 1*79, making it $900. It rMbuces his fees from 30 to 40 per cent. It provMes Also that the treasurer may have as fee 6 per cent on all delinquencies collected^ redueM»4**'Mkk«y-'0* -a«4tt«wfrom $900, as provided by the law ot 1,879, to $600, with a reduction of from 30 to 40 per cent in fees.- It gives the auditors, in addition, 1 per cent for all school funds handled by him and invested. The bill redueeo -the fees of the and the recorder €0 to 40 per cent under the law of 1879. The second fee and salary bill Introduced by Senator Wood was by request. It is practically a te-enactment of the salary law of 1895, with the additional provision as to certain officers, allowing them to retain 25 per cent of all. fees collected, an^an additional compensation.

"'"IMPORTANT BILL PASSED. .Eat

Indeterminate Prison Sentences to Be iuforcect In Itadlann. Special to the Express. .*

Indianapolis, Feb. 1The senate thiii afternoon toy a vote of 26 to 13 passed the most important bill that has been before it, a measure by Senator Holler for indeterminate prison sentence. This is one of the four prison reform bills introduced by tho senatorial commission created at the ^lose of the last sesslbfl tor the purpose at taking up the whole' prison question. It provides that in all cases of felony, except treason and murder in the first degree, the jury shall simply determine whether the accused is guilty or not and upon a finding of guilty the court shall pronounce an indeterminate sentence, stating the maximum and minimum length of such sentence as stated in the law regarding the offense. The bill creates a board of parole commissioners composed of the warden, director®, physician and chaplain of each prison. After the expiration of his minimum term the prisoner may apply to this board for release and the board has full power to grant him a parole, but any member of the board may, if he believes the parole has been violated Issue a warrant for the re-taking Of the prisoner. The bill was much discussed, particularly the second section which gives the warden absolute power in making up the record of conduct from which the parole board is to make its decision.

The house this afternoon was occupied with along discussion of the cigarette question, with the lobbies full of women who have been urging prohibitory legislation. The discussion resulted in the passage of a bill prohibiting the sale of tobacco in any form to minors,, instead of the measure seeking to prohibit the manufacture and -sale of cigarettes altogether. Most members announced themselves as in favor of entire prohibition, but believed that it would not stand a test in the federal court.

While the house was engaged in discussing and passing the cigarette bill the senate took up and passed without discussion the measure introduced by Senator McCord, prohibiting the manufacture and sal© of cigarettes. Some of the senators voted for it in .the belief that it would go no further and others upon the theory that if the people who are urging this sort of legislation desire a law that will not stand in the courts they ought to have it. The senate also passed Senator Ellison's bill for the establishment of orphans' homes by charity associations, requiring county commissioners to place in such homes children who are charged upon the county and giving the state board of charity general supervision of the home. It also passed Senator Gilbert's bill requirig railroad companies to placard at their stations the time of arrival and departure of trains.

Among the new bills introduced was one by Senator Wood repealing the fee and salary law passed two years ago and restoring tho old fee law with a horizontal reduction of about 40 per cent. The association of county officers has been extremely active during the last two weeks and this is supposed to be their measure. They held a secret meeting at Martinsville last week and another in this city on Saturday night. Though the Marion county officers declare that they have had nothing to do with the association, it develops that they have been the prime movers in the effort to repeal the a

Legislative Notes,

The house committee on. elections will take up the Adams-Miller contetet tonight. Speaker Pettit today appointed Representatives Harris and Schoonover members of the joint committee that is to investigate the sewerage question at the Southern Hospital for the Insane.

Representative Elliott of Henry has prepared a bill to amend tho law under which savings banks are incorporated. He believes that with proper encouragement more savings banks would be established in the state.

Chairman Smith of the committee on ways and means introduced in the houso today a bill appropriating about $2,000 with which to p?,y back salaries to state officers. The appropriation bill of two money to pay the appropriation bill of two years ago did not appropriate enough money to pay the salaries and the amount set out in this bill is" to make up the deficiency.

The most troublesome bill in tho house is one relating to ifartition fences. No two farmers ever quarreled more over a partition fence than the members of the house have quarried over this bill. When it was introduced by Mr. Remington it was 'referrod to the committee on agriculture. The committee tired of it, and had it sent to the committee on rights and privileges. Last week it came up on a favorable report and after having been discussed for an hour was recommitted to the committee on agriculture, which committee today succeeded in having it referred to the committee on county and township business. The great issue is as to whether a farmer may baSre the right to erect a barbed wire fence on a partition line, over the protest of his neighbor.

A ftturrierec'x Suicide.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.—The dead body of Francis Woire, who was suspected of the murder of his mistress, Mrs, Spi iuzink, Saturday night, has been found- in a room in Howard street. He had shot himself. It is supposed that Wolfe- after shooting the Woman fled from the scene, but despairing of escape killed himself. Mrs. Sprinzink was shot while, at work iu her squalid quarters. She had recently deserted her husband and consorted with Wolfe, supporting 'him with her small earnings.

Don't Tobacco ijpit ttnrt Smoke \our Life Away. If you want to quit tobacco using easily and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic, full of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder worker that makes weak men strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over 400.000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from your own druggist, who will guarantee a cure. Booklet and sample mailed free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or Xew York.

Mill \vt»tt- luiuiieratlun lilll. Washington, Feb. 1.—President Cleveland has -determined to veto tbe immigration bill passed by congress. He told Senator Palmer of his intentions today, and he will accompany the veto with a strong message pointing out the alleged eccentricities of tbe Mil. The president is very -bitter in his denunciation of the mjasur*.

TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, TUE8DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2,1897.

BIG RAILWAY LOBBY

DIFFKBBXT ORSANIZiTftiNS*' H&TB DELEGATIONS AX INDIANAPOLIS.

Tbe C. A E. I. Road Hu H«ad End .. Collision In Tltelr Yards at

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The a ilr dad body flat is at tending the legislature ii a largeand expensive one. There is an enginman and conductor from every road of Importance" in tbe': state, "says the Indianapolis Journal. These men receive their wages an if they were on the road, and in addition--have considerable expense money. The Order of Railroad' Conductors, the Order of Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are all represented. In addition there are -train masters, assistant attorneys and several superintendents. This lobby

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about the halls of the general assembly. It does it* work aboht the hotels,- but. this week they will be at the legislature in force. The Pennsylvania has tiie greatest nttinber of employes here. The reason of'this is that three bills concenring the Pennsylvania relief fund have been introduced, and the insurance companies is making, such a fight for the bill that tho railroads'have become uneasy.. There is one clays© in the relief fund that tlie strong fight is made against, and the companies claim that if the clause is knocked out, the whole thihg will fall. Under the provisions of the relief, if the sick or injured member accepts the amount due him from the relief fund, he is barred from bringing suit against the company for damages. The fund has for a membership about 36 per cent of all the employes west of Pittsburg. ThS fund is not self-sustain' ing, and the company makes up a deficit of about $50,000 a year. It is claimed by the company that the object of this is to secure abetter class of men, and make them more loyal to the companjb interests. The officials assert that no employe ot the company is required to join the lund unless he desires. Tbe opponents to the fund say that it is a scheme whereby the company relieves itself of a great many damage suits, and the employe who does not join is not advanced as rapidly as those who do.

The officials are watching with considerable interest the bills reducing the rate of fare to 2 cents a mile. They say the people of the state are not demanding the reduction asked, and to prove this will send to the legislature petitions, signed by 500,000 citizens, remonstrating against the passage of the bills. The railroads assert that a 2 cent bill propose to cut down 33 per cent of the passenger income of the railroads of Indiana, and there is no assurance that the wages of railroad employes will be maintained at the present scale if the bills are passed.

Another bill that is causing uneasiness is the one compelling railroad companies to place flagmen at crossings in incorporated towns. Such a law was recently declared invalid by the supreme court. The new bill is free from the defects that were in the other. The railroad officials hope to have passed the bill making it an offence for persons to walk on the tracks, and do not want passed the bill to place foot walks on raila

THE RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS.

Action Taken For and Against Proposed Legislation. -\r: ........ Peoria, 111., Feb. 1.—F. B. Sargent, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, has returned fijom the conference at Little Rock, Ark., an^mak^the fojll^w,--ing official statement:'? "At a union meeting held in the city of Little Rock, Ark., under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locotlve Firemen and Order of Railroad Teleg-' raphers, business of a national interest was considered. After a full discussion of the Phillips commission bill, the Erdmau arbitration bill and the contempt bill, now pending before congress, they were unanimously indorsed, and W. F. Hynes, repr^-1 sentative in Washington of the five grea$ railroad brotherhoods, was hired to present' the sentiments of this representative body of railroad men in the Southwest to the senators and representatives there assembled. "The proposed bill before the legislatures^ of the several states, tending toward a reduction of passenger and freight rates, was considered a movement that would impair tho revenue of the railway companies aid' would inevitably result in a reduction «fwages of railway employes, and it w|s unanimously agreed that the above named organizations, through their membership^" the several states where these bills are pending, should use tlyeir united efforts to prevent the passage of any measure tha$ would tend to curtail the earnings of the railway companies, thereby endangering the present scale of wages paid to employes, and to appeal to the friends of labor, members of the state legislatures, to vote against such measures."

TWO ENGINES COLLIDE.

A Slight Wreck in the C. & I. lards Caused lty An open Switch. Passenger train No. 9 on the C. & E. I. collided with a switch engine at Twelfth street yesterday morning at 10:45. The switch engine had taken the siding in order that the passenger train might pass. It was not noticed until too late that J. Bell, the head switchman, had left the ground switch open. On account of its being a ground switch the engineer of the passenger train did not notice the error until he was upon it. When the crash came th^ tender of the passenger engine was telescoped into the baggage car and the same condition existed with the switch engine, the tender being telescoped into a carload of corn. The front of both engines was crushed in. The accident was so sudden that neither of the iraiu crews had time to jump, but fortunately nouo of them were hurt. The passenger train was in charge of Conductor D. H. Stephens and Engineer James Holliday. The switch engine was in charge of Conductor George Joj'ce and Engineer S. J. Glazer. The accident will probably cost the company $2,000. The engines were taken to the round house, where they were prepared to be sent to the company's shops at Danville.

KecouiiuC More 1'vpulMr.

The new 5,000-mile Interchangeable tick" et of the Central Passenger committee seems to be growing popular, says the.Indianapolis Journal. Commissioner Don^ty advises that more than one hundred of these tickets have already been sold. The rate i»f high, being $100, but the ticket covers ovqjt 20.000 miles of territory, and is therefore exceedingly valuable. The following is fair sample of the letters which are being received by Mr. M. E. Ford of the Pennsylvania lines from commercial travelers. It was written from Mansfield, Ohio, by a commercial man front Chicago..-'who taridft one ot the new books: •Vk'f -On reading your artftle retarding- the fi.OOti-iuile Central Passenger Committee book, I cannot but say '?men' to the sentiments therein expressed. I, for one, am very well satisfied with it, and consider tliut .the so-called only objectionable feature ithai of ticket uuerehanse~id ipoio than

made up by thg_gr?at b*w$t due ta Its ift.terchasge*ll«se*s over Oetttral Paacnger capiAKtee territory. It it fcearty a weafc sin^o, I porckaSM mine* attd I fear* Caoad tha^jby hkstltng lor a few extra minrtea caquTOir to tha station in tia* to mileage exchanged and I believe if the" 'boys' would only try it they would find tbo supposed Iumib yauieoco a great deal lea* $$tan they think It to be."

Says Foreclonn tola Cmt Ba Stopped. pmaha, Neb., Feix X.—J. N. H. Patrick, goyex-pment director of the Union Pacific, returned today-team. New York. In an- in--tervi^w he said that congress oould not now stop ^he foreclosure sale of the company's property... "Neither the Harriaoa bill, aor any other c&Afow effect the status of the road," said M^r-,Patrick. "It is ioo late for congress to interfere regarding the Union Pactfio."

Mr. Patrick said that Russel Sage and George Gould had sot complained ot the foreclosure of th'e Triton fc&ciftcTS#"the government as stated te ^spatehes from New York. Mr. Gould has said nothing* but Mr. Sage did make 'complaint regarding the 6 per cent collaterals, but It was of'no mo-

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Kailroad Notes.

T. J. O'Dell, the Vandalla train dispatcher, has returned from a several days' visit at Fairland.

The annual meeting of the Stock Yards & Belt Railroad Co. will be held tomorrow at the office of the Union Trust Co. A successor to President I jams is.to be fleeted at this meeting.

The Vandalla last week handled at Indianapolis 2,026 cars, 1,545 being loaded, an Increase, as compared with the preceding week of nine loaded cars. Of the inbound movement 186 cars were loaded with live stock.

The Big Four lines (proper) handled at Indianapolis last week M63 ear*, 7,W* feeing loaded, a decreaaeaa compared with the preceding week of 717 loaded,cars. The falling off was quite equally divided between the four divisions.

Yesterday morning the "Vandalla issued a circular stating that they would return to the old rate of 25 cents as the minimum freight rata for all loc-^l points. The rate fixed by the Central Freight Association January 1st was 35 cents. Great opposition to this is the cause of the change. It is said th*» C. & ®. I. E. & T. H, will issue similar order in a fe^.days. The Big Four made this cut some days ago.

i' NATURE PROVIDES

{'•'•^Proper Food for All Her Creatures." a man feels like he was in deep water and along waye from shore when he finally arrives at the conclusion that no medicine on earth can cure his particular disease. He has probably tried one after another vtth hope each time that the new one will do its work, but dismal failures succeed one another regularly and finally reason forces one to abandon hope from medicines.

Right at that juncture is the time to remember that nature has provided food for the sustenance of all of her creatures and if we will but use nature's food and drink properly she will come powerfully to the aid of the sick one.

All educated doctors agree that their duty is to assist nature and that nature alone can do the healing.

Try leaving off coffee for ten days and use the concentrated food elements in Postum Cereal Food Coffee, mark well the effect.

A cleaning up of the foul tongue and breath, brightening of the eyes, natural hunger, meals digested, and that peculiar feeling of vigor and strength which makes the man or woman go about the daily work with a feeling of pleasure and power to accomplish which makes life worth the living and the possessor a blessing to him or hersel fand the community at large.

Dishonest grocers sometimes offer an imitation of the original Postum Cereal Food Coffee as "just as good as Postum." Look for the red seals "It makes red blood."

SOFT COAL TRAFFIC

Eastern Koads Agree Upon Rates Equitable For Soft Coal Distribution New York, Feb. 3.—The schedule of percentage for the equitable distribution of the aoft coal traffic which was acceptable to the Ohio Coal Traffic Association has. been ^dopted by the Eastern soft coal dealers and 'ijhe compact went into effect at midnight on

January 27th last. This fact was announced at a conference held tonight between the special committee composed of W. E. Connor, H. Monsarrat and ex-Judge f!

Burke and the representatives of the various Eastern coal carrying roads. After the session ex-Judge Burke said that the old rates had absolutely been restored and the agreement dated from Wednesday of last week. There are some little details yet to be settled but it is only in reference to the division of the soft coal traffic and can not affect the rates. He added there ought to be an act of congress requiring the railroads to pool their business, which would make the rates on freight uniform and until there is national legislation Judge Burke said there would be confusion as to rates on the several roads.

To Get Out of the Way,

When trouble is coming, is obviously tbe part of common sense. An obstruction of the bowels is a serious obstacle to health. To get this out of the way is an easy matter with the thorough laxative, Host^tter's Stomach Bitters, which, although it affords relief, never gripes and convulses like a drastic purgative. Dyspepsia, malarial, kidney and rhuematic ailments and nervousness yield to this genial family medicine.

Aged Oliiotins Burned to Dpttth. Lima, Ohio, Feb. 1.—Charles Russell, 70 years old, and his wife, 65 years of age. were burned to death at North Baltimore. When the house was discovered to be

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sell managed to get out. but ran back after some money he had secreted and was overcome by the heat and cremated, his dead body, with the charred money in his hand, being found at the door. Mrs. Russell was in bed and was burned to a crisp.

A Failure at Chiritgu.

Chicago, Feb. 1.—The Henry Sears Co., wholesale cuttlery and hardware dealers, made an assignment today to the Chicago Title & Trust Co, Assets are $80,000 and liabilities about $ "50.0G0. General business depression and difficulty in making collections are assigned as the causes for the failure.

A Bank Burglarize*!.

Ottumwa, la., Feb. 1.—Bradley's Bank at Eldon was burglarized at 3 o'clock this morning. The safe was blown open vrith nitro-glycerine, and all the funds taken. The bank officers refuse to state, how much was takeu, but they usually kept from $".000 to $S,000 on hand. Tbe burglars escaped With a stolen team and buggy.

liHlinn* for the tiiaitguml ritlHtft. riithrie. O. T.. Feb. I.—Agent Woodson of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, has received a letter from General Porter asking for a number of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians to march in the. inaugural parade at Washington on Man-Ij 'lh. A band of lit reds will be sent to the capital as rcquessieJ.

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Challenge to- the Citizens of Terre Haute Which Has Appeared in the Dailies in This City For the Past Three Days Creates

A TREMENDOUS SENSATION.

The Public Seem Thoroughly Aroused.

A General Eagerness to Know What the Outcome of This Affair

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A large number of people called yesterday to make ihquiries about the free samples of this wonderful medicine to be given away today, which shows what general interest taken by the public in the test now being given by Dr. Hobbs of his discovery for the cure of all kidney ailments.

Much to our gratification, a number of lady callers have shown an unusual interest in this great distribution, "Can it be possible," said a man who called yesterday, "that the advancement in the science of medicine has at last reaefced^ climax for poor sufferers like myself?" "I am going to say one thing at any rate. The owners of this medicine certainly have /kith in it, and they are going about it in an honest, straightforward manner. Just this thing alone gives me confidence and strong hope that I shall again be a well a

Another caller yesterday—a lady—said: I live several miles away from Terre Haute, but I am going to get a sample of this new kidney medicine for my husbaud. He has been a sufferer from kidney disease for many years." "We have spent thousands of dollars with the best doctors we could hear of, North

MR. ECKELS'SUGGESTION

He Thinks complete Rwislon of tbe Banking System Neceksary. Washington, Feb. 1.—Comptroller of Cu--rency Eckels had a second conference with the house :«ammittee on banking and currency today, whieh was a continuation of

Thursday's conference. Mr. Eckles expressed the opinion that the only reiwedy for existing financial troubles was a complete revision of the banking system. The discussion was an informal one, in which all the members of the committee took part.

Eckels thought that more gold for redemption purposes would be needed under a proper banking system than now. The only use for metallic money was for redemption purposes.

Representative Newlands of Nevada the principal representative of free silver on the committee, asked many questions. In response to them Mr. Eckels said that the countries which had best developed systems of credit were England, the United States and France and Germany. Banks did not need such large reserves so much to protect their currency as to protect their deposits.

Ihissia had been hindered in its endeavors to reach the gold standard, Mr. Eckels said, by adverse business conditions and by heavy taxation on her ^jeople. The characteristics of toe Russian people, were such that more gold would be required there for redemption than in countries where the people were more used to banking methods.

LAWS FOR CITIES.

Change* Considered By Mayor and City Attorneys* At a meeting of the mayors and city attorneys of a nunjber of tho leading cities of Indiana at the Grand Hotel Saturday night it was unanimously determined by all present—and resolutions were adopted to that effect—that support should- be given to the bill drawn by City Attorney Curtis of Indianapolis, providing that in cases where suits are to be breught to recover uamages for personal injuries, a notice of the place of a cident, nature or the injury and all the circumstances surrounding the same must be filed with the city clerk within sixty days of the date of. the injury.

It was also determined that the legislature should be urged to pass the bill providing for the apportionment of the costs and expenses of street crossings Aipon the adjacent property in cities where the present provision does not apply, says the Indianapolis News. This will not affect the city of Indianapolis, as ft already arts under tbJ* nrinision. wets also-d«iei mined to the pass-

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•JULIUS HOBBS, M. D.

As a result of the announcement made by the Terre Haute newspapers the last few days that a free package of Dr. Hobb's Sparagus Kidney Pills would be given away to any of our readers who would call at the Buntin Drug Co., corner Sixth and Wabash ave., today, an intense interest has been awakened in this distribution.

All those living in Terre Haute OiT anjfr town outside who apply at our store todaft in person or write for a sample will be 'Welcome, and not only a

FREE SAMPLE BOX

of this wonderful medicine will bo givtn oC sent to each applicant, but also Dr. Hobbd little book, which in a concise way, treats on kidney trouble.

This great free distribution ends tonight "t at 9 p. m., so that all who wish to avail themselves of Dr. Hobbs generous offe should call cr write immediately or thejt will miss the opportunity.

BUNTIN DRUG CO.

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, TERRE HAUTE, IND.

age of the bill for the appointment of a commission to codify municipal laws, as id has been discovered that the laws governing cities are iu a very tangled condition and should be codified without delay.

The committee of city attorneys agreed anaon gthemselves to give active aid in any commission which is appointed by tbe governor, and at the next meeting of this committee the work will be apportioned, giving to the city attorneys in different localities of the state certain lines of laws applying to suits. The meeting will be reconvened al the call of the Mayor Taggart and City Attorney Curtis of this city.

OPPOSING "JIM" WATSON,

Tlie KnightMnu-ii Sun Mftk«n An UnlookedFor Change of Itnw. Special to the- Indianapolis News.

Rtushvilie, Ind., Feb. 1.--A decided political sensation bas been caused here by the attack of the Knightstown Sun (Rep.) on Congressman James E. Watson of this city. The Sun last April was tbo main supporter of Congressman Watson in Henry county, in the memorable Johnson-Wat3on contest for the congressional nomination. The editor of the Sun, W. E. Newby, was, prior ta location in Knightstown. associated with John K. Gowdy in the publication of the Rushville Graphic. As Captain.Gowdy and Congressman Watson are 'be closest kind of friends, this makes Newby's change of I heart more pronounced. Newby is a cousin I of Senator Newby.

The chief point advanced against l\Jtson by the Sun is that he has remained here in Rushville. sending out seeds to his constituents and planning for future political conquests when he should have been a« Washington seeking the welfare of his constituents.

To Beimbursie Confe«l«ri»t» Solilters. Washington. Feb. 1.—Representative Cos of Tennessee has introduced a bill in tho house to appropriate $200,000 to reimburse Confederate soldiers or their heirs for tha loss of horses and other property taken by force in violation of the terms of Lee's surrender to Grant.

,^-Cj.TIib Steamship Arrivals. New York, Feb. 1.—Arrived: Veendam, from Rottevdam Massachusetts, from London.

Mobile, Feb. 1.—Arrived: Labrador, from Tortland, and Halifax, for Liverpool. Havre, Feb. L—Arrived: IJ Hoiirgofjue, .frgra New York-*

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